This has Ibanez Jem written all over it! I'm mostly into the more retro builds as I specialize in vintage reproductions. Mostly acoustics these days but used to do a lot of electrics and my specialty was double cut Les Paul jr, and various fender designs. I Was 3-5 years back ordered when I finally closed my books and quit taking orders... But I have built a few Ibanez Jem reproductions and they are such a sick guitars. Obviously the vintage ones are quite expensive now, and good accurate reproductions always brought a lot of money and were a lot of fun to build. I made it a point never to take orders for instruments that I wasn't excited to build or passionate about. So turn down a lot of rock and roll style flashy stuff. But the jem is one exception. The chartreuse green yellow and pink go perfectly with this phone. And I think this phone is beautiful. Just Google those up and you'll see exactly what I mean. So even though the past 10 or so years my focus has been on more classic designs... As I deal with vintage reproductions of acoustic guitars and also violin family instruments.. so I've always aired more towards the timeless retro stuff but the Ibanez Jem is one flashy exception that I think is a really beautiful guitar and was very important to how rock and roll music advanced and developed. In other words... To compare it with the car world...Obviously 57 Chevys are a beautiful and timeless design... But there's also a place for those funky 1988 mustangs modded out with the big fat tires in the back and a wicked paint job. 😂 Certain things like that are becoming old enough to be considered vintage.. and are becoming timeless as well.

Too Cool! Using the HV transformers to run the "sound activated" neons was ingenious. Sounds like it has good fidelity for what you have to work with. Nice Work!

I had a bright blue Cicena "Roxanne" neon phone in the early 90s that lit up my entire bedroom with sky blue "neon" (Hg vapor / phosphor) light that would flash whenever someone called. It may have been the most late 80s early 90s thing to ever exist.

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

That's the kind of phone you throw a black cloth over before going to bed lol

You know what, that was a spot on impersonation of your sister 😂

Sweet. You're as good a brother as you are a hacker. Cool project.

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

I do what I can as I can.

22:45 woowoo! 🤣 Colour me impressed! What an odd button configuration for the board, determining the different resistances, total pain in the butt way to determine what function to express, coders these days! 😅 Would some clear nail polish have covered the crazing, or would it have fogged the plastic? Great project! I look forward to next year 😁

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Clear nail polish, hmm didn't even think of that but yes that probably would of worked decently well. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!

@phonotical

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon I am glad it looks like you had a nice time and no tree incidents! Happy holidays, be good! 🙈

Nice work looking awesome happy hollidays 👍👍

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays to you and your family too!

Very cool very cool!

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love doing custom stuff like this!

Noice ta!

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Make wall phones great again!

can you make a video in the pulveriser glasses and hopefully put it on your other channel, i love all ove your vids :P

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the polarizing glasses I made that make things look shifting in color/brightness? Hmm, I could probably eventually do that on this channel. I don't really do anything on Join The Technicians, haven't in years. Thanks for the compliments!

@JotticunChapter2

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon i was and until i found your channel thought that was it anyway i would really love a tutorial on those glasses you have so much brainpower and creativity and would love to see those in action.

@JotticunChapter2

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon and another thing i would love to seewould have to be a part 2 of the plasma pen, i REALLLLYYYYY want one but is a but complicated, mabey a more simple part 2 with even more power!

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@JotticunChapter2 The plasma pens are about as simple/powerful as you can get them honestly. They crank out 20W and use like a dozen parts. I am thinking about doing a part 2 for the ZVS circuits as there is a new style I use. The catch is thus far I, nor JP has been able to make them small enough for the plasma pens. The hardest part of the build is the size, You can get more power and for much easier with a larger tube based build.

@JotticunChapter2

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon its just i saw that tutorial about 6 years ago and now that i found yuor channel and am able to get in touch with you guys, i could probebly help yall make a 3.0 plansma pen. here are some things i would include: the higher volts of version one but the wattage and amps of version 2, remeber that one magic wand you made, you could include that as well. i can probebly help a little bit too because i know stuff about this.

Do 50W lasers that are advertised for sale actually put out 50W?

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

As long as they come from a legit laser company absolutely.

@righteousone1

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon All of the "legit" companies lie lol. They say 50W but they're only like 1.5W.

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@righteousone1 Yeah there are lots of false claims when it comes to pointers and diode modules for engraving. Legit companies such as Coherent, Laserglow, Laser Quanta, Melles Griot, Lightspace, Kvant, etc will put out rated power. There is a huge difference in promised output between the low hanging fruit of pointers/generic modules and the higher hanging fruit of laboratory/industrial market. It goes the other way too, the 532nm/405nm cheap eBay pointers rated for 5mW put out 50-100mW instead which are eye hazards for sure without any warning.

@righteousone1

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon Do you know where I can purchase a legit 50W?

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@righteousone1 What wavelength and application use?

Is it possible to make 100% IR laser that can burn matchstick from 1meter or more distance but laser can fitted on mobile phone or handwatch

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@ronishbarakoti4371

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon can you make tutorial video

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@ronishbarakoti4371 If I may be honest, I don't see a video on that is being useful or safe. I don't see a good reason to make that idea into a video.

@ronishbarakoti4371

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodonok it's your choice but is it possible to make 100% IR burning laser on handwatch like this vedio kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoh9saRpgcfLaKw.html

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@ronishbarakoti4371 Yes it's 100% possible to make an IR laser like this. You can probably find parts in 808nm.

What's the tune ?

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

There are a few of them in this video, which tune are you asking about?

@sFeral

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon literally the first time I didn't use a timecode 1:10:50

@sFeral

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon btw I should have asked for your thoughts on these weird coils Jeremiah claimed levitate by unconventional means

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

@@sFeral That tune is Aquasphere by Sanxion7. About Jeremiah and his coils. I wish I knew honestly. He has kind of functionally disowned me. I have never known him to be a liar, however I cannot always agree with is findings either, or the practicality thereof. I hunt bear, I know bear is real... He isn't interested in bear. I can appreciate his skill at unicorn hunting. Sadly he and I don't quite hunt together like I wish we did. I feel I have lost a valued friend and colleague. He is carrying a mountain of his own and I wish him well. I think that is the most appropriate response I can give, my apologies if that is not the response you want.

@sFeral

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon Not at all, your sincerity is greatly appreciated.

Great mod job, Zen. That is SO AWESOME! Loved watching your sister's reactions! Truly a labor of love... speaking of which, I was beginning to sweat over the expectation that your moment with that clicky li'l slider was going to turn this into an adult video. "SD card playback" Soo... it's also an MP3 player? Was also shocked to see you using what initially looked like a Raspberry Pi 3A, Lordy mercy! Even Googled the part #, but teven Google doesn't know what da Zen knows... That's gotta be sayin' something!. So, I'll have to let you slide on that matter. But, beware of the slippery slope, my analog friend. Once you cross over to the divide to SBCs, and the Python gets hold of ya, there's no escape. lol Happy and prosperous New Year, ye great Wizard of Light! 😎

@Zenodilodon

Жыл бұрын

Oh I love switches with a good tactile feel. You hardly find them anymore in consumer electronics :/ It can do MP3 yes, that was a nice touch because it allowed the device to play music right away, esp with knowing coppyright and auto detection I figure kill 2 birds with one stone and also have the phone play something I could 100% use while she was figuring out how it worked. The module came from a Tech2Tube speaker. I'm not 100% digital, more to the point I think we have just used it to create solutions to the extent that in respect we lost common sense and individual control due to the plethora of options catered to us. I like simple systems, a smart house for me would probably be a network of strings you could pull to activate a switch in another room. Sure it's a pain to set up but no updates, service fees, or possible invasion of privacy.

@TheOleHermit

Жыл бұрын

@@Zenodilodon lol! I can totally relate to the string remotes. Modified a wireless doorbell. Gave the button to my now late Dad to clip onto his belt and the ding-dong receiver to my Mom, so that Dad could alert her if he fell down outside the house. No 'Life Alert' monthly charges for cell service required. BR 😎